Patents by Inventor Vincent Zou

Vincent Zou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Navigation systems for a vehicle and an auxilliary vehicle
    Patent number: 10522035
    Abstract: A navigation system for a vehicle and an auxiliary vehicle comprises a processing module configured to obtain information on an energy level of a power source in the auxiliary vehicle and determine a remaining traveling range of the auxiliary vehicle based on the energy level; and a navigation module configured to suggest at least one stop for the vehicle between a starting place and a destination based on the remaining traveling range of the auxiliary vehicle and an environment condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yvonne Zhang, Vincent Zou
  • NAVIGATION SYSTEMS FOR A VEHICLE AND AN AUXILLIARY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180082585
    Abstract: A navigation system for a vehicle and an auxiliary vehicle comprises a processing module configured to obtain information on an energy level of a power source in the auxiliary vehicle and determine a remaining traveling range of the auxiliary vehicle based on the energy level; and a navigation module configured to suggest at least one stop for the vehicle between a starting place and a destination based on the remaining traveling range of the auxiliary vehicle and an environment condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Yvonne Zhang, Vincent Zou